Ashdown House School, Hartfield Road, Forest Row, RH18 5JY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a non-material amendment to (residential use and partial redevelopment of the former Ashdown House School, including 1) partial demolition of existing accretions, and extension, alteration and conversion of Ashdown House to residential use (total 6 no. units); 2) demolition and partial demolition, extension and replacement of detached free-standing buildings for residential use (total 16 no. units); 3) erection of 14 no. dwellinghouses; 4) retention, refurbishment and reorganisation of existing 11 no. dwellings as 9 no. dwellings. Scheme totalling 45 no. proposed residential dwellings including retained existing dwellings, along with associated hard and soft landscaping and associated works (phased development).) to enable an amended phasing approach. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 8
Associated applications 12
Site constraints 4
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Sales history 1
Last sold for £5,995,000 in October 2021. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
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Important details
- Council
- Wealden
- Application type
- Non-material amendment
- Postcode
- RH18 5JY
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Hartfield
- Parish
- Forest Row
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Even (Ashdown) Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 17 days from validation, 31 days faster than Wealden's median of 48 for amendments. Approved, as 89% of amendments here are.
Plota live figures for amendments decided by Wealden in the last twelve months, from validation. Wealden decision record →
Historical activity at this location
20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Wealden ranks #132 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, HARTFIELD ROAD, FOREST ROW, RH18 5JY
RESIDENTIAL USE AND PARTIAL REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FORMER ASHDOWN HOUSE SCHOOL, INCLUDING 1) PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ACCRETIONS, AND EXTENSION, ALTERATION AND CONVERSION OF ASHDOWN HOUSE TO RESIDENTIAL USE (TOTAL 6 NO. UNITS); 2) DEMOLITION AND PARTIAL DEMOLITION, EXTENSION AND REPLACEMENT OF DETACHED FREE-STANDING BUILDINGS FOR RESIDENTIAL USE (TOTAL 16 NO. UNITS); 3) ERECTION OF 14 NO. DWELLINGHOUSES; 4) RETENTION, REFURBISHMENT AND REORGANISATION OF EXISTING 11 NO. DWELLINGS AS 9 NO. DWELLINGS. SCHEME…
- Received
- 8 Sep 2022
- Decided
- 29 Aug 2025
- Outcome
- Approved
- Homes
- 14